(June 4, 2015 at 10:21 pm)dyresand Wrote:(June 4, 2015 at 10:08 pm)Randy Carson Wrote: So you say.
My opinion is that God either wills or allows everything to happen.
So, lots of things happen that are not "part of God's plan". My theory (and it's only mine and only a theory) is this:
God's will and the leading of the Holy Spirit are a bit like the operation of a GPS device. Your ultimate destination is heaven, but there may be many paths in life that you make take on your way to those pearly gates. You might get married, you could enter religious life, you could choose any number of careers, etc.
Along the way, as you make these choices from a number of options, the Holy Spirit knows how to get you to the Gates of Heaven by the most efficient route, and He is constantly making real-time course corrections, taking traffic congestion into consideration, etc. Occasionally, you may take a wrong turn, and hear the Spirit say, "Recalculating Route" or "Make a legal u-turn" or "Please drive to highlighted route" when you are completely off-road.
So, while there are numerous options in life that enable you to exercise your free will, God will guide you safely home if you listen carefully and follow the instructions of God's Perfect Spirit.
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Um bullshit your assertion is all bullshit. If god had a plan he has all the power in the world to do what ever he wants.
Agreed.
Quote:That being said god is all knowing he lets bad things happen
Agreed.
Quote:and doesn't stop it.
Because if He did, we would resent His tyranny.
Quote:Again god is all knowing and lets it happen so those people dying of natural disaster or even worse god being the actual cause for said disasters and ones he can stop he doesn't.
How WE respond in the face of natural disasters is more important than how He responds.
Quote:Simply put your god is not good no matter the assertions or plans or anything disingenuous could say make god look good at all. Again the bible its all bullshit. jesus and hell made up by the catholics again the bible is bullshit.
How much of the New Testament have you actually read? And how recently?